Volume 3 (Neon Genesis Evangelion Academy: Record of Heaven's Descent)
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| Author: | Min Min (眠民) | ||
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Volume 3 is the third edition of Min Min's manga, Neon Genesis Evangelion Academy: Record of Heaven's Descent. It is comprised of six chapters.
Chapter Overview
Chapter 11
The chapter opens with a mysterious man gazing at a recent picture of Shinji. He is the Commander of Nerv.
Makoto de Nuevo, an Angel, spots Kaworu, Shinji, Rei and Asuka heading to Nerv headquarters. He follows them so he can pinpoint their base, but is too slow and is unable to follow them. At this point, we learn he took a human from birth instead of taking control of an adult. He also discloses that Angels are the support system of the world, and losing them would cause the world to dissapear.
Kaworu, Shinji, Rei, and Asuka with Misato form a conference inside Nerv headquarters. They've identified an Angel within the game "Apocalypse of Night." A normal person looking at a computer screen running the game on Misato's laptop would see the actual game, while the Guardians can't. Misato puts on a thick pair of what look like sunglasses before launchin the game. Misato's plan of destroying the Angel will require the Guardians to go into the game itself. Nerv has prepared a simulation so the Guardians will get used to the plan.
Nerv Foundation Academy is also revealed by Misato have originally been "a front for what we're doing right now." Most of the teachers at Nerv Foundation Academy are involved in what the Guardians are doing.
After that's said, Ritsuko brings the Commander into the room. Shinji is shocked, and a little fearful, to see his (presumably dead) father step into the room after so many years without communication.
Chapter 12
Shinji rushes to his father, expecting to be recieved, but his father, Gendo Ikari, is cold towards him. After pushing Shinji from him, he asks Shinji if he's ready to fight. An emotional reunion is not the object of the Commander's visit and not something he seeks. Shinji questions why his father asks him this, since they haven't seen each other in a long time, but Gendo poses his question again, demanding the answer. Shinji says he will fight, and his former fear and confusion is washed away by the approving smile Gendo projects.
Gendo leaves, though Shinji wishes to be with his father longer. He asks Misato why his father being at headquarters was kept secret from him. He then says, "Why did he act that like that to me? Father never used to be so cold..." to which Asuka says to herself, "Don't be stupid."
Kaji, the journalist, wrote an article about the Angels and of the coming disaster, and tried to submit it to a magazine. The magazine rejected it. The president of the magazine heard about the article after Kaji walked out, and professed interest in reading it when he heard it spoke of the Angels.
When Kaji is sitting down reviewing his article, he gets a call from Misato saying that Shinji will be staying at Nerv (who will have custody over him instead of Kaji being Shinji's guardian). Kaji then asks Misato, "What do you plan on forcing Shinji-Kun to do?...Is that school just a front for the new organization? Do you people still intend to use human beings as weapons?"
Misato says to Kaji that being Shinji's guardian makes Kaji, in his mind, a "saint," that he recieves mental benefits for caring for Shinji. Misato says further that she never deludes herself into thinking what she does is right, and she says, "You were never involved with HQ from the beginning. Make sure it stays that way. For your own sake." She then hangs up on him.
At Nerv, Misato commences the simulation to help the Guardians prepare for the next Angel battle. She says it is to help them hone their ability to maintain their "sense of self-awareness." However, Shinji is very uneasy even in the simulation.
Chapter 13
The chapter starts with a flashback on Gendo as he stands in the room of white pillars. It is a memory of 'the tragedy' that plagued the organization years ago and ended up in a lot of deaths. It starts when Gendo sees Yui about to go into a room instead of evacuating because of the explosions. Gendo grabs her arm to make her come with him to escape, but she says there's something she has to do, and she leaves throught the door. In the present, he says "Never in my wildest dreams the you I'd find "here" would end up doing the exact same thing. But you don't have to wait much longer. It's only a matter of time before I bring you back, Yui."
The simulation tests end. Maya asks Misato if Shinji's really compatable with the Eva because his test scores are so low ("...He seems to have the reflexes of a 75 year old man").
It is revealed that Yui, Shinji's mother, was the lead researcher of the project that led to the development of the Evas. The Evas were created by combining them with her biological data as a base. Therefore, Shinji is naturally compatible with them. Even so, Maya says, "It seems like such a waste to give it (the Eva) to him."
Rei gets called to see Gendo. Shinji hears this and runs out of the room.
Misato, after remarking how Gendo sees Rei often, says to Ritsuko that Rei looks a bit like Yui. Ritsuko replies with, "Does she." It seems she knows the true meaning of the similarities in looks between Rei and Yui.
Shinji runs to the break room and wonders why his father is so different. Shinji asks Asuka if she hates him, since he's confused by his father's lack of kindness towards him and unable to see why he is so. Asuka describes her grudge towards him, but then tells Asuka him that he has to earn people's respect by showing he "can get the job done." He can't expect for people to like him just because he's the son of two prominent scientists, she says. Also, she says he needs to stop acting the victim since he let himself into the world of the Guardians. It seems Asuka can sympathize with Shinji, since she's had real parents and Kaworu doesn't. Asuka wonders why she's telling this to Shinji. It's probably a reflection of ideas she uses to sustain herself.
Afterwards, Shinji gets a call from Toji, who says Kensuke is missing.
